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Rumex Acetosa from Seldom Flooded, Extensively Trampled Sites; R PDF hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen This full text is a publisher's version. For additional information about this publication click this link. http://hdl.handle.net/2066/15928 Please be advised that this information was generated on 2014-11-12 and may be subject to change. Acta Bot. Neerl. 44(3), September 1995, p. 225-245 Effects of flooding and trampling on the performance of river foreland species of Rumex and Plant ago W. M. H. G. ENGELAAR and C. W. P. M. BLOM Department of Ecology, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands SUMMARY The effects of a combined regime of flooding and trampling on survival, growth and reproduction of some species from river forelands, were studied in a large-scale, outdoor experiment. In additional pot experiments, trampling effects were separated into effects of shoot damage and of soil compaction. Resistance of individual leaves to a tearing force and recovery from damage were measured. Species were selected according to their occurrence in the field in relation to trampling and flooding: Rumex acetosa from seldom flooded, extensively trampled sites; R. crispus from frequently flooded, non-trampled sites; Plcintago major ssp. pleiosperma from regularly flooded, non- to heavily-trampled sites and P. major ssp. major from seldom flooded, very heavily trampled sites. Only R. crispus showed obvious morphological adaptations to flooding but their significance was vastly reduced when flooding was combined with trampling. Although they did not possess any important morphological adaptations, both Plcintago subspecies survived flooding. Of both Plantago subspecies, P. major ssp. pleiosperma performed better than P. major ssp. major when soil compaction resulted in hypoxia. P. major ssp. major, responded better when the major effect was an increase in penetrometer value. R. acetosa was negatively affected by trampling, flooding and the combination of both. Flooding inhibited flowering during the experiment and trampling reduced seed production. In the pot experiment no interaction was found between shoot damaging and soil compaction due to trampling. Responses to shoot trampling could largely be explained by the tearing resistance in combination with the recovery characteristics of the species. Species occurring on more trampled sites in the field had a higher resistance to tearing stress and a better recovery after shoot damage. Key-worcls: growth, hypoxia, reproduction, shoot damaging, soil compaction. INTRODUCTION Flooding and trampling make river forelands highly dynamic ecosystems, with a large spatial and temporal variation in physical and chemical parameters and vegetational composition. Flooding creates a gradient from highly flood-resistant species on low sites © 1995 Royal Botanical Society of The Netherlands 226 W. M. H. G. ENGELAAR AND C. W. P. M. BLOM to intolerant species on more elevated places (Blom et al. 1990, 1994). Submerged plants are subject to a diminished photosynthetic activity (Nielsen 1993) and to a shortage of oxygen, needed for respiration. Decreased oxygen diffusion combined with respiration of roots and soil organisms results in a hypoxic or anoxic soil (Ponnamperuma 1984). In these soils aerobic processes such as nitrification can no longer take place (Engelaar et al. 1991) and are replaced by anaerobic processes such as denitrification, the availability of minerals changes with the redox status of the soil (Laanbroek 1990) and toxic products of anaerobic metabolic pathways can accumulate (Ponnamperuma 1984). Plants occurring on frequently flooded sites have developed different morpho­ logical and physiological adaptations. The most widely spread morphological adapta­ tions to inundation are the formation of a root system of superficial roots (Engelaar et al. 1993a) and thick lateral roots containing aerenchyma (Laan et al. 1991), and a rapid elongation of the shoot (Voesenek et al. 1989. 1990). Once the shoot has protruded above the water surface, atmospheric oxygen can reach the root through the leaf, petiole and stem. This oxygen may enable aerobic root respiration, whilst radial oxygen loss along the diffusion pathway creates a small oxidized layer around the root (Laan et al. 1989a). Other adaptations include a difference in life history, e.g. the timing of germination and type of seedbank (Voesenek & Blom 1992) and a shorter duration of a plant’s life cycle (Van der Sman et al. 1993). Trampling by cattle, humans or machinery affects individual plants and changes the vegetational composition (Edmond 1964; Crawford & Liddle 1977; Blom et al. 1979; Ikeda & Okutomi 1992, 1995). Trampling usually results in extensive shoot damage, and causes soil compaction (Liddle & Greig-Smith 1975; Krenzer Jr et al. 1989), thus influencing soil physical parameters (Vomocil & Flocker 1961). Depending on soil type and moisture content an increased mechanical resistance to root penetration or soil hypoxia can occur (Bennie & Burger 1988; Boone et al. 1986). Increased mechanical resistance has a detrimental effect on root elongation (Bengough & Mullins 1991; Blom 1979; Iijima et al. 1991). The effects of hypoxia due to compaction will be similar to those occurring in waterlogged soils. Plants exhibit a number of morphological and physiological adaptations to trampling. The possession of a number of tough or elastic veins (Soekarjo 1992), a high sclerenchyma content (Choong et al. 1992), as well as a cryptophytic or prostrate growth form (Warwick 1980) can reduce the effects of trampling on shoots. An increased relative growth rate compensates for the loss of tissue (Oesterheld 1992). Expansion of the root cells in a radial direction results in a thickening just behind the root tip, creating a small void in the soil in front of the root tip. This way the mechanical resistance is reduced, and the root tip can elongate more easily (Hettiaratchi 1990). Literature on the interactive effects of flooding and trampling by cattle is extremely scarce. Oesterheld & McNaughton (1991), who studied the effects of clipping and trampling on plant growth, argue that a flood-tolerant species should be less tolerant to grazing on an evolutionary scale. However, in their experiments the removal of biomass as a result of the presence of grazers was the only parameter taken into account. For those species which are not preferentially eaten by herbivores, soil compaction, rather than biomass removal, probably plays a key role. We hypothesize that when a plant is not actually eaten a large part of the impact of cattle is restricted to the root environment. In such cases it is not clear what the major response of a plant to regular floods with intermittent periods of trampling will be. © 1995 Royal Botanical Society of The Netherlands, Acta Bot. Neerl. 44, 226 FLOODING AND TRAMPLING IN RIVER FORELANDS 227 In this study, in a large-scale outdoor experiment, a number of species and subspecies with known adaptations to flooding or trampling have been screened for their responses to a combined treatment of flooding and trampling, and their responses have been compared with those of a species from occasionally trampled or flooded places. We will attempt to explain the responses of the different species by separating the effects of shoot damage and soil compaction resulting from trampling, and by investigating the resistance of individual leaves to tearing and their recovery from damage. The species and subspecies selected for this study are: Rumex crispus L., a flooding- resistant species from relatively frequently flooded, extensively grazed sites (Blom et al. 1990); Plantago major ssp. major L. from elevated, seldom-flooded sites on and directly along heavily trampled tracks; Plantago major ssp. pleiosperma Pilger from sites with frequent, long-lasting floods that are non- to intensively grazed (Haeck 1992) and R. acetosa L. as a control species from high, seldom-grazed places within the river forelands (Blom et al. 1990). MATERIALS AND METHODS Preparation Seeds of R. crispus, R. acetosa, P. major ssp. major and P. major ssp. pleiosperma were collected from river forelands of the Rhine delta area (The Netherlands). They were germinated on moist filter paper in Petri dishes at 10°C during an 8 h dark period and at 25°C (Rumex species) and 27°C (Plantago subspecies) during the 16 h light period • • — 1 — 9 • (10 |iEinstein s m “). Seedlings at the second leaf stage were used in the experiments. Soil used in all experiments was a mixture of sieved (mesh size 2 mm), calcareous river sand and air-dried, sandy clay. For the outdoor experiment, per species, 200 large pots (diameter 0T6m, height 0*50 m) with perforated bottoms were filled with the soil mixture (sand 3: clay 1, v:v). During filling, the soil was compacted twice with a stamper to eliminate large air spaces. For the glasshouse experiments a total of 301 polyethylene pots (diameter 0T3 m, height 0T4m) were filled with a 1:1 (v:v) mixture of river sand and clay. These pots had four 1-cm diameter holes. Soil loss and root outgrowth through the holes was prevented by a piece of netting (mesh size 50 jim). The soil was saturated with water and compressed by hand. This was repeated after 24 h. Pots were placed in groups of six, on trays filled with tap water (depth 1 cm). A minimum light * • ^ 1 intensity of 150|iEm- “ s , was supplied by sodium (30 N-T 400W, Philips) and mercury (HLRG, Philips) lamps. The light/dark periods lasted 16 and 8 h respectively, with temperatures of 21-24°C and 18°C. Trampling and flooding effects Two series of experiments were conducted outdoors in two large basins. The first series with R. crispus and R. acetosa, lasted from July 1989 until July 1990. The second series with P. major ssp. major and P. major ssp. pleiosperma started in July 1991 and ended in August 1992. Climatological data over the two experimental periods, obtained from the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute, showed no extreme differences between the two experimental periods.
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